It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bandys had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the East Gaston Warriors and snuck past 6-4. The win was familiar territory for Bandys who now have five in a row.
Alex Robinson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Robinson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Robinson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Dominic Robinson was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
On East Gaston's side, Dylan Howell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Bandys pushed their record up to 21-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for East Gaston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-9.
Bandys will head out on the road to take on Lincoln Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lincoln Charter: 3.6, Bandys: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. East Gaston does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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